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Q&A How can I trim my word count and still be proud of what I've written?

I am a new writer. My work is focused on real people. I ask a series of questions and go from there. Its all about their personal journeys with health. I like to capture the feeling of what people ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Sam‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:20:36Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/43536
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Sam‭ · 2019-12-08T11:20:36Z (about 5 years ago)
I am a new writer. My work is focused on real people. I ask a series of questions and go from there. Its all about their personal journeys with health. I like to capture the feeling of what people have gone through, and put it into words. I have no problem telling a great story. The problem I'm running into is word criteria. I have a limited 750-word count. I always go way over (3,000), then I just can't seem to trim and still be proud of what I have written. How do I achieve both?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-14T23:36:18Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 8